A Backwards-Riding Motorcycle Daredevil and a 7-Year-Old Weight Lifter Highlight TBS Superstation's RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! on Jan. 29.Entertainment Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 TBS Superstation's popular series RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) captures some amazing feats on Wednesday, Jan. 29, including a motorcycle daredevil who jumps extraordinary distances backwards, a 7-year-old weight-lifter who can lift more than twice his own weight and a woman who can thread a needle with her tongue. Hosted by Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Adventures of Superman may refer to the following works featuring Superman:
The following are some of the stories included in the Jan. 29 episode of RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R): Mr. Backwards: Kelly Packard is on the road in Charlotte, N.C., to meet Roger Riddell, a motorcyclist who will try to break his own record by jumping 60 feet over several cars while riding backwards. Landmine Obsession: Aki Ra Aki Ra is a former Khmer Rouge conscripted child soldier who worked as a deminer and museum curator in Siem Reap, Cambodia. He and his wife Hourt have brought home nearly 20 children who have lived through a landmine accident. travels around the world collecting landmines. He travels through Cambodia, searching for and diffusing landmines by hand. Real Life Bam Bam Bam Bam may refer to:
n. One who lifts heavy weights for exercise or in an athletic competition. weight lifter n → levantador(a) m/f de pesas . For RIPLEY'S cameras, he will go up against an adult weight lifter by lifting 144 pounds, more than twice his own body weight. Hobbling Horse: Barnaby, a 12-year-old horse who had nine inches of one of his legs amputated, now walks around with the help of a prosthetic pros·thet·ic adj. 1. Serving as or relating to a prosthesis. 2. Of or relating to prosthetics. prosthetic serving as a substitute; pertaining to prostheses or to prosthetics. leg. Tongue Tailor: Sapna Goel contracted polio at a young age, which caused her to lose the use of both arms and legs, but that hasn't stopped her from using a sewing machine with her mouth and threading a needle with her tongue. Stretchable Stewardess: In order to satisfy the height requirement to be a flight attendant, Emma Richards decided to stretch her 4'7" frame to 5'1". To do this, doctors broke her femurs and inserted a device that literally lengthens her bones. Floating Runway: In 1945, a new airstrip was invented that actually floats on water. Catwoman: Katzen, a woman living in Texas, has wanted to be a cat all her life. So she has tattooed her face and body and even implanted whiskers See metal whiskers. into her upper lip. Snake Babe: Model Maria Gara poses with snakes for calendars and then uses the money she makes to help care for the animals. She even cares for 40 of her own reptiles, who were abandoned or sick. Executive-produced by Dan Jbara, RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) is produced by Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television, Inc. (SPT) is an American television production and distribution company. It is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. (SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. ), one of the television industry's leading content providers, in association with Dean Cain's production company, Angry Dragon Entertainment. SPT produces and distributes award-winning programming in every genre, including series, movies and family entertainment for network and cable television; first-run syndicated series; off-network syndicated programs; and theatrical releases. SPT (www.sonypicturestelevision.com) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s flagship entertainment network, is basic cable's #1 network among key adult demos and cable's most-watched network, a position it has held for 26 consecutive years. Reaching more than 88 million households, the Superstation offers viewers a wide mix of programming, including action-packed original movies, groundbreaking original series, hosted movie franchises, world broadcast premieres, popular sitcoms, Atlanta Braves baseball and college football. The Superstation's Web site is located at TBSsuperstation.com. |
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